Kitchen

[magicmoodz]

On 9/8/2014 cajun3mama said:

On 9/8/2014 Poodlepet said: Thank you for all the responsesI have heard that if you don't clean it, it tastes awful. I have another question for quinoa lovers: what is the difference between the red and white varieties? Thanks, Poodlepet

Quinoa is a quick-cooking, gluten-free whole grain (actually a pseudo whole-grain, because it’s cooked like a whole grain but is the seed of a beet relative). Quinoa grows in a rainbow of colors, but the most commonly available are red quinoa, black quinoa and white quinoa. Taste and nutrition are similar among the colors. White quinoa tends to cook up fluffier, while red quinoa and black quinoa have a crunchier texture and the grains don’t stick together as much.

Taken from

http://www.eatingwell.com/healthy_cooking/healthy_cooking_101_basics_techniques/5_facts_about_quinoa...

I usually purchase the tri-color -- red, white and black -- from Trader Joe's.

[Bird]

On 9/8/2014 tigriss said:

It isn't the starch as much as it is a naturally bitter coating that is nature's herbicide. It tastes funny if you don't.

That is exactly correct. The plant coats its seeds with protectants for sprouting. That's why we soak and rinse beans, to rinse off the phytic acids, which, btw, cause us to have intestinal gas. - Bird